SALT LAKE CITY – UFC 291 took place Saturday, and MMA Junkie provided live play-by-play of the event.
UFC 291 took place at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC/ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.
The main event was a “BMF” title fight between former interim lightweight champions Dustin Poirier (29-8 MMA, 21-7 UFC) and Justin Gaethje (25-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC). They met in a rematch, but this time for the “BMF” belt. Poirier won their first meeting in 2018 by TKO. In the co-feature, former light heavyweight champ Jan Blachowicz (29-10-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC) welcomed ex-middleweight champ Alex Pereira (8-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) to 205 pounds.
You also can get behind-the-scenes coverage and other event notes from on-site reporters Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn ) on Twitter. and Ken Hathaway (@kenshathaway ) on Twitter.
Enjoy the fights, everyone.